Golf club carrying rack unit

Abstract

The present invention relates to a golf club carrying rack unit to protect golf clubs from damage due to the collision of the golf club heads when transporting them or when withdrawing and returning them to the carrying rack, by the use of a golf club head retaining means and a golf club shaft retaining means. This organizing feature facilitates the easy selection of any club.

The embodiments of the invention in which an exclusive property of privolege is claimed are defined as follow:  
     
       1. A golf carrying rack unit comprising: 
       a) a frame structure having at least one main frame or housing;  
       b) at least one first guide rail positioned on said frame for installing space dividing means;  
       c) at least one second guide rail positioned on said frame for installing golf club shaft retaining means;  
       d) a cross bar or a plate installed on said frame for supporting golf club grip end;  
       e) golf club retaining means including at least one cap to restrict golf club head upward movement;  
       f) space dividing means comprising a plate having a right angle channel at the end therein, wherein said plate being coupled with and able to slide along said guide and to fix with said guide rail by a set screw;  
       g) a golf club shaft retaining means comprising a lengthwise block having a lengthwise slit to accommodate a golf club shaft, and wherein said lengthwise block comprising a cylindrical hole, with larger diameter than the width of said lengthwise slit, at the top of said block; and  
       h) a bracket comprising a shape and size to receive said golf club shaft retaining means, said bracket further comprising a golf club shaft passage at the front end of said bracket, and positioned fixing means comprising a set screw for fixing said bracket to said second guide rail.  
     
     
       2. The golf club carrying rack unit in  claim 1  wherein the frame structure comprising two hinged frames, each of which comprises said at least one first guide rail for the space dividing means, said at least one second guide rail for the golf club shaft retaining means, said cross bar or a plate to support the golf club grip end, and said cap at the top of the rack unit.